Hat attachment.



W. D. REESE.

HAT ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1912.

Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

IN VENT 0R WITNESSES Attorney COLUMBIA PLANOORAPXI (IO-,WASHINOTON. D.c.

WILLIAlVI DAVID REESE, OF TAYLOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAT ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

jlatented Dec. 16, 1913.

Application filed November 25, 1912. Serial No. 733,365.

b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lViLLiAM DAVID Rnnsn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Taylor, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hatlilrttachments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an attachment for hats, caps or other headcoverings and aims to provide means whereby the rear of the head and theears may be shielded or protected during cold weather or from rain andsnow.

One object of the invention is to provide shielding means of such naturethat the same can be collapsed or folded within the hat and be out ofthe way and out of sight when not performing its usual function.

The invention. resides in the details of construction and novelarrangements of parts hereinafter described in connection with thedrawings accompanying this ap plication wherein Figure l is a side Viewillustrating the attachment in connection with a hat and in headshielding position. Fig. 2 is a front end view of the parts of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a detail view of the folding supporting arms, and Fig. lis adetail vertical sectional view through the parts of Fig. 3 with the addition of a portion of the hat to which the arms are attached.

In the drawings, like reference characters designate like or similarparts throughoutthe several views.

The improvements are capable of attachment to any type of hat such asthat desig: nated 1 in the d awings. ()n opposite sides of the hat,preferably mid-way of the ends, is pivoted as by means of a rivet 2 anarm or link 3. To each of the arms 8 is pivoted a second arm at as bymeans of rivets 5. Arms t are provided with openings adjacent the lowerend and in which are fastened flexible cords or the like (5. Around thearms 8 and 4: is sewed or stitched a shield 7 which is preferably ofcloth and adapted to cover or shield the ca rs and rear of the head whenin extended position as shown in the drawings. This shield 7 is alsostitched or sewed to the hat as indicated at 8. At the lower edge theshield is provided with a strip of elastic 9, which elastic at itsopposite ends is fastened in the eyes or openings at the lower end ofarms 4. The arms 3 and 4: may

be made of any suitable material, but are preferably flexible for apurpose hereinafter appearing.

In use, the shield and other parts are in the position shown in Figs. 1and 2 of the drawings and while in such position, the cloth. shieldcovers the ears and rear of the head. The cords 6 are tied beneath thechin in a manner similar to the tying of bonnet strings.

By the provision of the elastic 9, the shield will yieldingly andeffectively engage the rear of the head to exclude cold air, rain orsnow.

The shield and attached parts may be folded within the hat when its useis not required. During the folding operation, the arms 3 and i. arefolded relatively and being flexible can be moved within the hat andwill conform to the shape of the interior of the hat at the rim, theelastic 9 serving to draw the arms to such position and maintain thesame in said position.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an effective head gear for useregardless of the condition of the weather and one which may be readilycollapsed and folded within the hat when required and further that Ihave provided the attachment means of simple construction andaccordingly one which may be manufactured and sold at low cost.

As merely the preferred en'ibodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed and as changes in the details thereof may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention, such changes areaccordingly reserved.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by letters Patent, is:-

1. in a. head and ear shield attachment for hats, a sheet of materialhaving a free lOWOl. margin and an upper margin secured to the inside ofthe hat and projecting downwardly toward the neck of the wearer and everlait not appreciably forwardly of the ears, pivotally connected upperand lower links of flexible material incloscd in the forward margins ofsaid shield, the upper ends of the upper links being pivoted to the hat,an elastic strip inclosed in the lower margin of the shield and havingits ends connected with the lower links, and fastening cords secured tothe lower ends of the lower links, substantially as described.

2. In a head and ear shield attachment for hats, a shield of materialhaving an upper margin secured to the inside of the hat and projectingdownwardly toward the neck of the wearer and over but not appreciablyforwardly of the ears, jointed links pivoted to the hat and secured tothe forward margins of the shield, an elastic strip secured to the lowermargin of the shield and to said jointed links, and fastening cordsconnected with said links, substantially as described.

3. In a head and ear shield attachment for hats, a shield of materialhaving its upper margins secured to the hat and projecting downwardlytoward the neck of the wearer and over the ears but not appreciablyforwardly thereof, jointed link means secured to the hatand to theforward margins of said shield, and fastening means secured to saidlinks, substantially as described.

l. In a head and ear shield attachment for hats, a shield of materialhaving an upper margin secured to the inside of the hat and projectingdownwardly and over the ears but not appreciably forwardly of thelatter, flexible stiffening devices secured to the forward margins ofthe shield and to the hat and fastening t0 the lower margins of theshield, and fastening cords connected with said stiffening devices,substantially as described.

WILLIAM DAVID REESE.

iVitnesses JOHN MYRDDIN J ones, JOHN C. RICHARDS.

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